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"Withdraw."

There was dead silence in Sun Quan's tent.

The big gamble in the direction of Huainan has obviously come to an end.

Although he lost, at least Sun Quan still has the opportunity to leave the table on his own initiative.

Sun Quan took out a military report -

"It was sent by Zhu Ran."

"In Jingzhou, Zhuge Liang defended it strictly and did not give Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang any chance to retreat."

"Zhu Ran can only guarantee that his troops will be withdrawn to Jiangdong to protect the whole song."

Facing the Jingzhou Corps composed of Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, Wen Pin, Huang Quan and others, what Zhu Ran could do was already his limit.

Although there had been no news of Xu Sheng and Pan Zhang's defeat, Sun Quan had already given up hope on them.

in this way……

In the direction of Jingzhou, at least 20,000 troops were lost.

In the Huainan direction, 7,000 troops have been lost, nearly 10,000 people.

With a total loss of 30,000 men, even if Sun Quan wanted to charge now, he had to consider the reaction of the Jiangdong families in the rear.

after all……

The Jiangdong family was able to betray Sun Ce, so they could naturally betray Sun Quan again...

Sun Quan, who was usually busy with politics, had never realized that aristocratic families could bring so many constraints.

Compared to politics, which is an art of discussion on weekdays, the relatively simple and rough military undoubtedly completely exposes the interference of the aristocratic families in the political power.

"No wonder the emperor had to rely on Dong Zhuo to get rid of the aristocratic families. No wonder Yuan Shao even said before his death, 'The sin of the world lies with the aristocratic families.'"

In the past, Sun Quan only wanted to defend his territory and never had the ambition to conquer the world, so he never reached the level of competing with the princes.

This battle made Sun Quan experience something he had never felt before.

"Withdraw."

But no matter what, there are not so many right or wrong in this world, there are only facts.

The fact now is that Jiangdong’s offensive plan has completely failed.

The future internal pressure in Jiangdong, the relationship between Jiangdong and the imperial court...all these are things that Sun Quan needs to worry about.

But the most important thing right now is to bring these troops back to Jiangdong.

Otherwise, Sun Quan estimated that it was possible that those Jiangdong noble families would eat him alive!
"If we want the army to evacuate quickly, we have to go to Xiaoyaojin!"

At Xiaoyaojin, we used the speed of the ship to leave Huainan.

Otherwise, whether building a pontoon bridge or retreating by land, the Jiangdong soldiers would be in a life-and-death situation.

The lack of cavalry is Jiangdong’s biggest weakness.

Now we are in a plain terrain. Once Zhang Liao finds that the Jiangdong soldiers are trapped and piled together, he will use his cavalry to slaughter them at will!

Therefore, we can only use our own strengths to overcome the enemy's weaknesses.

Xiaoyaojin Ferry can lead the Jiangdong army to Chaohu Lake, and then retreat to the Yangtze River from Ruxukou, so it is an important place for a rapid withdrawal right now!

"it is good!"

Sun Quan forced himself to cheer up: "In this case, evacuate from Xiaoyaojin!"

The Jiangdong army moved eastward, and Jiangdong's boats covered most of Chaohu Lake, intending to transport the soldiers away from there.

……

"General Zhang's prediction was indeed correct."

Seeing this, Lü Meng couldn't help but sigh on the wall of Hefei. "Sun Quan is an average commander, but unfortunately..."

Sun Quan's performance these days was noticed by Lu Meng.

Honestly speaking, being able to lead a military operation of this scale without causing any trouble has already surpassed countless colonels and generals.

It’s a pity that the person opposite Sun Quan is Zhang Liao!

Even among the pillars of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Liao's ability to lead troops in battle could be ranked among the top three!

All of Sun Quan's actions and strategies were exposed by Zhang Liao and he could only passively accept the defeat.

Faced with such an enemy, faced with a Han Dynasty that was gradually entering its heyday, Lu Meng felt pity for Sun Quan.

Zhang Liao also received news that Sun Quan was going to retreat from Xiaoyaojin Ferry.

He reorganized the troops and sent a letter to Wei Yan at the same time.

This time it was no longer a strategy, but a real invitation to Wei Yan to march to Xiaoyaojin with him and inflict severe damage on Sun Quan!

"The terrain of Xiaoyaojin is not conducive to attack."

"But the morale of the Jiangdong soldiers is low right now. If their formation is disrupted, they will be panicked, causing riots in the army and then trampling."

"Therefore, in the matter of Xiaoyaojin, we don't seek to be cautious, but to be radical!"

Hearing Zhang Liao's words, Lu Meng seemed to remember something: "Just like when the general fought in the Battle of Anyi?"

Zhang Liao smiled: "Yes! It is exactly the same as the Battle of Anyi!"

Now the soldiers of Jiangdong are surrounding Xiaoyaojin and are boarding the ships to withdraw.

A large number of soldiers were gathered together. If they advanced head-on, even if Gao Shun's trap camp was dispatched, they might not be able to defeat this huge army head-on.

So at this time, what Zhang Liao needs to do is not a heavy hammer, but a sharp blade!

Keep stabbing the enemy's formation, stabbing and changing positions, completely disrupting the enemy's formation! Then let their own people hinder their own people!
In this way, the Han army can achieve the greatest results in this battle!
"Ziming, if you have a unique strategy, don't participate in this war!"

As Zhang Liao spent these days with Lu Meng, he felt that Lu Meng was more and more valuable.

"Leave the charge to us old guys, just stay at the back!"

Zhang Liao's words made Lu Meng unhappy.

"General Zhang, what are you talking about? Do you think I am a coward?"

"I have followed General Guan for many years, and what I admire most is his military exploits of beheading Yan Liang and Wen Chou in the midst of thousands of troops. Now that Sun Quan is right before my eyes, how can I give up?"

Seeing that Lu Meng was determined to go, Zhang Liao no longer tried to stop him. He only told Lu Meng to be clear about the purpose of this battle. It was not to engage in a head-on battle with the Jiangdong soldiers, but to use the speed of the cavalry to charge continuously into the battle formation, break the enemy's morale and formation, and let them engage in internal strife, thus delaying the time for the Jiangdong soldiers to withdraw to Jiangdong.

"Yun Chang's killing of the generals in battle is indeed worthy of admiration."

"But don't even think about killing Sun Quan this time."

Zhang Liao was feeling the strength he had recovered from the last battle.

"For this kind of withdrawal, the commander must withdraw first, and then the follow-up troops will follow."

"Sun Quan must have reached Chaohu Lake, or even Ruxukou, so there is no need to worry about him."

"For today's battle, we should keep as many Jiangdong soldiers as possible to weaken Jiangdong's military strength!"

"Here!"

Before going into battle, a general must have the clearest understanding of the purpose of all his movements and actions.

Zhang Liao was very clear about the purpose of this battle at this time, so he repeatedly told Lu Meng not to be impulsive.

"Of course, if I could really run into Sun Quan, that would really be a big win."

Zhang Liao was cautious but also bold as a warrior.

"I just don't know if Sun Quan will give us this opportunity!" (End of this chapter)